Current General Crime Chat: disturbing killers, other crimes and miscellaneous stuff

[_Mike_]

Absolutely disgusting, this bloke was in charge of a medium security prison housing sex offenders. He’s now one himself.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp...with-child-pr0n-offences-20190926-p52vcl.html

 

[Kurve]

An Australian, Jock Palfreeman, has been unexpectedly granted parole after serving 11 years behind bars for murder in Bulgaria.
Palfreeman, now 32, was serving a 20-year sentence for fatally stabbing a Bulgarian law student, Andrei Monov, 23, during a brawl in the capital, Sofia, in 2007.

He has always insisted he acted in self defence.

Palfreeman left Australia to travel Europe when he was 19 and arrived in Bulgaria in 2006. He spent five months renovating a house in a town 50km from Sofia and reportedly began carrying pepper spray after he saw, and fell victim to, a number of assaults.

There was a spate of violent attacks against Romany people in Bulgaria in 2007. A 2013 profile of Palfreeman in the Australian press said he had previously intervened in an attack on a “Gypsy” man and he claimed he entered the brawl on 28 December 2007, to help two Roma who were being assaulted by a group of men, including Monov.

Monov’s parents were influential and a number of senior political figures, including the head of Bulgaria’s court of appeal, attended his funeral.

Earlier this year he went on a 33 day hunger strike he said was a response to Bulgarian authorities cracking down on the Australian for exposing corruption in the country’s prison system and the abuse of inmates.

While he's been granted parole and promised release as soon as his passport arrived, an emergency Australian passport was issued to him over five days ago, he's still not out with the Chief Prosecutor lodging a 'very irregular application' to have his parole reversed and freedom blocked.

Under existing Bulgarian law, parole decisions by Sofia's Court of Appeal are final and cannot be reviewed.

Palfreeman's situation has been taken on by the far right and exploited at political rallies. A march through Sofia was led yesterday by Hristo Monov, an influential former politician. It was his son, Andrei Monov, who died in the 2007 fight.

He rallied his supporters to campaign for the sacking of Kalin Kalpakchiev, the judge who presided over Palfreeman's appeal.

"The national identity is threatened when there is no justice in the judicial system," he said.

It's getting quite ugly with the Bulgarian Foreign Minister rejecting Marise Payne's request for a meeting. There's talk Manov's family is seeking $800,000 in compensation.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister rejects Marise Payne's request to meet about Jock Palfreeman's freedom

The Bulgarian Foreign Minister rejects Marise Payne's requests for a meeting at the United Nations to discuss the ongoing detention of Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman.

www.abc.net.au

 

[BFew]

Convicted rapist harasses women in new state

A man who spent less than four years in prison for raping a sleeping woman in Perth has moved to the other side of the country, where he is allegedly continuing to harass women.

www.news.com.au

Reading this, you'd think it's only a matter of time before something really bad happens with or to this guy.

Wonder where he'll turn up next?

 

[Kurve]

One of Ridsdale's victims has been awarded over $1 million it's estimated. There's George Pell's scheme and what he surely thought would be his legacy to a grateful Vatican to quietly pay victims off with a trifling amount and a gag order shot to pieces.

Catholic Church pays for priest rape case - 9News

The Catholic Church has settled a lawsuit with a man raped as a child by notorious pedophile priest Gerald ...

www.9news.com.au

 

[Kurve]

292 Bulgarian judges defend decision to grant parole to Sydney man convicted of murder

In a new twist to the saga of Sydneysider Jock Palfreeman, 292 Bulgarian judges sign a letter defending the appellate court's decision to grant the Australian parole.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Truckosaurus]

Killer accused of 'painful, prolonged and brutal' murder says it was self-defence

Dominic Calabro tied up, bashed and stabbed Andrew Minh Tran before slashing his throat at a house in the Perth suburb of Balga, but claims he was defending himself against "a home invader".

www.abc.net.au

Gutsy move going for self-defence when you had the guy tied up before you killed him. On the other hand, there's probably nothing else he could have run with - definitely should have gone the guilty plea.

 

[Kurve]

Killer accused of 'painful, prolonged and brutal' murder says it was self-defence

Dominic Calabro tied up, bashed and stabbed Andrew Minh Tran before slashing his throat at a house in the Perth suburb of Balga, but claims he was defending himself against "a home invader".

www.abc.net.au

Gutsy move going for self-defence when you had the guy tied up before you killed him. On the other hand, there's probably nothing else he could have run with - definitely should have gone the guilty plea.

Picked the wrong house Andrew ...

 

[PoppedCorn]

How's that Little guy over in the states
More than Bundy and Darmer combined

Samuel Little: Confessions of a Killer | Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI is seeking the public’s help in identifying some of the victims of Samuel Little, who has been confirmed as the nation’s most prolific serial killer after confessing to 93 murders between 1970 and 2005.

www.fbi.gov

 

[Sorbet Bliss]

I don't know how I've managed to miss these, particularly the first article from the 12th of June 2019 let alone the 9th of March 2019.
It's almost like they've just shown up.
I had no idea they had a suspect for Nicole's murder?

"The police investigation into the murder of a woman found dead in a Sydney park has hit a hurdle due to delayed forensics.

A worker found Ms Cartwright's body in a park and forensic tests later revealed it had the DNA of four men on it."

"At the weekend, The Sun-Herald claimed homicide detectives have been left waiting for answers as further pathology tests have had to be sent to a lab overseas.
The Herald claimed forensic procedures in the investigation will be conducted in Europe 'due to a lack of capacity' at local forensic pathology centres.
But Michael Symonds, the director of NSW Health Pathology's forensics unit, said the agency has not sent any testing overseas and provided 'urgently' required answers to families and investigators."

"No one has been arrested or charged over Ms Cartwright's death, although investigators are believed to have identified a prime suspect."

Police setback in hunt for woman's killer after DNA of four men found

The police investigation into the murder of a woman found bound and gagged in a Sydney park has reportedly hit a hurdle while her suspected killer remains free.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This one below; 9 March 2019

"No one has been charged with her murder.
But Daily Mail Australia can reveal homicide detectives have narrowed their manhunt to a group of men who were all sexually involved with Ms Cartwright in the days leading up to her death.
While charges are yet to be laid, detectives are understood to have identified a prime suspect after obtaining evidence linking the man to moving her bruised and battered body."

"Police sources said Ms Cartwright was heavily active on sexual fetish websites in the lead up to her death.
It is understood she met the men whose DNA was found on her body through the websites.
As Strike Force Winkurra was launched to investigate her death a number of the men came forward and identified themselves to police.
From these men police have narrowed their investigations down to a single suspect."

Revealed: Body of murdered Sydney woman had the DNA of four men on it

Nicole Cartwright (pictured), 32, was found dumped in a park at Hunters Hill, on Sydney's lower north shore, in the early hours of October 3 last year.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Sorbet Bliss]

This article published on the 1st anniversary of Nicole's murder.

"The family of a woman found wrapped in a bed sheet in a park has issued a message straight to her murderer.
“To the person who did this — you have cut short Nicole’s life, destroyed our family and shattered our hearts,” the victim’s brother, Ben Cartwright, said today."

"Exactly one year has passed and police are still trying to piece together her last movements, particularly the 48 hours before she was found with “head injuries” in Buffalo Creek Reserve."

Redirect Notice

 

[Kurve]

The father has been hunted down and charged with offences from when she was aged 11, how awful. He was in his 30s at the time.

What a horrible situation she's probably been running from in one way or another for most of her life.

Police charge stepfather with abusing 14-year-old girl accused of killing her newborn baby

A cold case investigation into the death of a baby in a caravan park in WA's Goldfields 24 years ago takes another twist, with a 55-year-old Queensland man charged with historic child sex offences.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Kurve]

It wont take them long to find the guy that did this.

Bondage Tinder date gone wrong. Panics and dumps the body. Might have been smart to ring up and get her help asap

Yep, that's exactly what it seems may have happened. She was active in BDSM.

 

[Kurve]

"Police sources said Ms Cartwright was heavily active on sexual fetish websites in the lead up to her death.
It is understood she met the men whose DNA was found on her body through the websites.
As Strike Force Winkurra was launched to investigate her death a number of the men came forward and identified themselves to police.
From these men police have narrowed their investigations down to a single suspect."

It surprises me they came forward assuming some are likely to be in relationships and risking them. They did the right thing, well done.

Or perhaps it was because they knew they'd likely be found anyway, if not through DNA her dating apps.

 

[Truckosaurus]

I can't see her getting any jail time given her age at the time and her circumstances. Suspended sentence or home detention at most.

 

[Macpotata]

just watched Fox crime channel and saw this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dixie who murdered a young 18 year old in England. He actually lived in our country for a bit and attacked a female in perth climbing through her window, stabbing her, knocking her unconscious and raping her. She was lucky to have lived. He was deported back to England after this and committed the murder then.

Don't like the connection we have with these murderers. There's a few cases of english killers living over in Australia.

 

[Kurve]

Stabbed to death with a shiv. I wonder how hard they'll try to find out who did it.

Huckle, 33, who abused children and babies over a nine-year period, was sentenced in a London Court to life in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to 71 offences.

Using the pretext of being a photographer, English teacher and Western philanthropist, Huckle won the trust of impoverished families before carrying out the abuse.

Huckle's crimes included rapes, which he filmed, photographed and shared online with paedophiles worldwide.

Notorious British paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death in prison

Richard Huckle, who abused up to 200 Malaysian children, is stabbed to death in a UK prison.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Kurve]

The new laws come into effect January 31, 2020. Well done ACT! Many who smoke/use marijuana and derivatives for medicinal purposes which is really expensive to buy I believe, can now grow their own.

So what is allowed, and what isn't?

Any adult in the ACT will be able to grow two cannabis plants per person, with a maximum of four per household.

They will also be allowed to be in possession of up to 50 grams of dry cannabis, or 150 grams of wet cannabis.

Cultivating cannabis through a Canberra winter will not be easy though, as any Canberra gardener can attest.

Amendments suggested by the Greens to allow the cultivation of hydroponic cannabis were voted down, along with amendments providing greater allowances to those growing cannabis for medicinal purposes.

There also remain plenty of rules around when and where cannabis can be consumed.

It cannot be consumed in public, or anywhere near children, and will also have to be stored somewhere inaccessible to children.

Cannabis plants will have to be grown somewhere not accessible to the public.

ACT legalises personal cannabis use but warns smokers they're not safe from federal laws

The ACT becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the possession, use and cultivation of small amounts of cannabis.

www.abc.net.au

Enter Christian Porter, who has the power to strike the laws out.

The ACT Government has sent the Commonwealth a strongly worded defence of its cannabis legislation, warning against any attempt to overrule the contentious law and "will of the people".

The ACT Government sent two letters about the laws to the Commonwealth yesterday. The first, from ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay, warned Mr Porter against any challenge to the legislation.

"The Act has been passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly as a self-governing body with the authority to make laws for people of the ACT," Mr Ramsay wrote.

"I reiterate my previous advice that this legislation expresses the will of the ACT people and convey my deep concern should the Commonwealth seek in any way to overrule and intervene in the democratic processes of the ACT."

Cannabis law the 'will of the people': ACT warns Commonwealth not to interfere

The ACT's top law officer says federal police officers should not waste their time chasing Canberrans who use small amounts of cannabis.

www.abc.net.au

 

[sprockets]

The new laws come into effect January 31, 2020. Well done ACT! Many who smoke/use marijuana for medicinal purposes which is really expensive to buy I believe can now grow their own.

So what is allowed, and what isn't?

Any adult in the ACT will be able to grow two cannabis plants per person, with a maximum of four per household.

They will also be allowed to be in possession of up to 50 grams of dry cannabis, or 150 grams of wet cannabis.

Cultivating cannabis through a Canberra winter will not be easy though, as any Canberra gardener can attest.

Amendments suggested by the Greens to allow the cultivation of hydroponic cannabis were voted down, along with amendments providing greater allowances to those growing cannabis for medicinal purposes.

There also remain plenty of rules around when and where cannabis can be consumed.

It cannot be consumed in public, or anywhere near children, and will also have to be stored somewhere inaccessible to children.

Cannabis plants will have to be grown somewhere not accessible to the public.

ACT legalises personal cannabis use but warns smokers they're not safe from federal laws

The ACT becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the possession, use and cultivation of small amounts of cannabis.

www.abc.net.au

Enter Christian Porter, who has the power to strike the laws out.

The ACT Government has sent the Commonwealth a strongly worded defence of its cannabis legislation, warning against any attempt to overrule the contentious law and "will of the people".

The ACT Government sent two letters about the laws to the Commonwealth yesterday. The first, from ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay, warned Mr Porter against any challenge to the legislation.

"The Act has been passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly as a self-governing body with the authority to make laws for people of the ACT," Mr Ramsay wrote.

"I reiterate my previous advice that this legislation expresses the will of the ACT people and convey my deep concern should the Commonwealth seek in any way to overrule and intervene in the democratic processes of the ACT."

Cannabis law the 'will of the people': ACT warns Commonwealth not to interfere

The ACT's top law officer says federal police officers should not waste their time chasing Canberrans who use small amounts of cannabis.

www.abc.net.au

So the ACT Government believes it's exempt from Federal laws? And the Greens want people to be able to grow it hydroponically, meaning bigger plants? No surprises there.

Now, who controls the dosage and who should and shouldn't be using it for medical purposes?

""It is the Government's view however that the outright prohibition of cannabis is of limited, and often negative, effect when seeking to reduce the harms caused by cannabis use."

Mr Barr made it clear the ACT Government neither condoned nor encouraged cannabis use, and did not expect its use to increase once it was legalised next year.

He said research from Europe indicated no relationship between changing penalties for cannabis possession and the drug's use.

"The health risks you have outlined, and which the Government is aware of, already exist for the 8.4 per cent of Canberrans that have reported using cannabis in the previous 12 months," he wrote.

"The change will assist cannabis users to reduce or stop their use of the drug by reducing stigma and the risk of punishment associated with criminal penalties for possession."

What a crock.

 

[Kurve]

Now, who controls the dosage and who should and shouldn't be using it for medical purposes?

It's already legalised in most states (I'd have to check) for medicinal use and certain conditions.

 

[sprockets]

It's already legalised in most states (I'd have to check) for medicinal use and certain conditions.

But who hands out the prescription and who makes sure you stick to that dose, or are all dope smokers doctors now?

 

[sprockets]

Oh and how will legalising it assist people in reducing or discontinuing their use of it? It's a crock.

 

[Kurve]

Oh and how will legalising it assist people in reducing or discontinuing their use of it? It's a crock.

It's a natural plant, we should all be able to grow it for personal use. And use it like a grown up. Or not. Because prohibition doesn't work either. imo.

 

[Kurve]

He's been released from detention but the authorities have got his passport, so he's stuck. Journalists have asked him if he's afraid for his life now and he's been very smart in his reply, saying he has faith in Bulgarians to keep him safe. So, yes I think he might be marked.

Jock Palfreeman is released from Bulgarian detention centre

Trusted and independent source of local, national and world news. In-depth analysis, business, sport, weather and more.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Truckosaurus]

Killer accused of 'painful, prolonged and brutal' murder says it was self-defence

Dominic Calabro tied up, bashed and stabbed Andrew Minh Tran before slashing his throat at a house in the Perth suburb of Balga, but claims he was defending himself against "a home invader".

www.abc.net.au

Gutsy move going for self-defence when you had the guy tied up before you killed him. On the other hand, there's probably nothing else he could have run with - definitely should have gone the guilty plea.

Found guilty:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10...-of-balga-murder-of-andrew-minh-tran/11624876

I have a hard time believing the jury really used a full three hours.

 

[Redacted]

Ivan Milat has died.

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